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The following groups provide services to communities in Medway:
Better Life Assembly
Better Life Assembly is an independent, non-denominational, multi-ethnic church, blessed by Pastor Phillip Thomas. This organisation helps young and older people connect and see the purpose of God expressed in their lives. The church has embarked on faith and community projects, including a student union and a thriving youth ministry. Better Life Assembly hopes to be a blessing to the community and the wider church body, positively impacting through events such as the Bruised to be Used conference.
Sunday:
9.30am to 10.30am Early Morning Glory
11am to 1pm Family Service
1pm to 2.30pm Super Sundays, every last Sunday of the month
Tuesday:
7.30 - 9pm Prayer, Healing and Anointed Teaching (Bible Study)
Better Life Assembly is a registered charity, number 1095131
Grace Hall
Better Life Assembly
395 High Street
Chatham
Kent ME4 4PG
01634 401500
admin@betterlifeassembly.org
www.betterlifeassembly.org
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Blythswood Care
The Rochester Depot is part of this UK-wide Christian charity formed in 1966. It uses donated goods to support individuals, organisations and projects locally and globally, helping needy people, regardless of their ethnic origins, religion or political beliefs. The value of goods given away has been more than £20million from 2003 to 2005.
The new depot has a shop selling new and re-used donated items, including cycles, furniture and small electrical goods at affordable prices. All funds are used for charitable purposes.
The five staff are helped by volunteers doing lots of jobs, including sorting and packing goods, driving, administration, fundraising and organising social events.
Blythswood Care has an annual shoebox appeal for Christmas with a target of 100,000 gift boxes for children, young people and adults. To make contact or to discuss volunteering opportunities, the contact details are below.
Ray Avenell
Blythswood Care
The Jasmine Centre
32A Riverside 1
Sir Thomas Longley Road
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4DP
01634 291411
01634 296956
rochester.depot@blythswood.org
ray.avenell@blythswood.org
www.blythswood.org
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Churches Together in Medway (CTIM)
Churches Together in Medway (CTIM) provides the means whereby the Christian religion can be advanced through the running of ecumenical worship, events and activities.
Examples include Celebrate (the midweek celebration at Emmaus, Chatham), Schools Prayer Network, Watchman Wall Prayer, Medway Prayer events and Global Day of Prayer all come under the CTIM banner.
It also acts as a means whereby local churches in Medway can support and encourage each other by distributing news and publicity of local church events.
There are around 70 local churches and Christian organisations affiliated.
Rev Richard Alford
12 Ethelbert Road
Rochester
Kent
ME1 3EU
01634 315135
richard@rabbitwarren.org.uk
Churches Together in Medway is a registered charity, number 1080486.
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Gillingham Youth for Christ (YFC)
Gillingham YFC is a Christian-based organisation set up in 1997 by the local church.
Gillingham YFC has a drop-in centre in Trafalgar Street, Gillingham. The drop-in centre is open every afternoon from 3.15-5pm for young people between the ages of six and 13. It welcomes young parents who want to meet other young people.
Gillingham YFC also runs evening youth clubs in Medway for 11 to 14 year-olds through the Detached Youth Work Teams. The youth clubs provide positive activities for young people outside of school hours. The Gillingham YFC drop-in centre is open during holiday times and the charity-run summer camps.
Malcolm Smith
Gillingham Youth for Christ
133 Trafalgar Street
Gillingham
Kent, ME7 4RP
01634 578128
office@gyfc.co.uk
www.gillinghamyfc.co.uk
Gillingham Youth for Christ is a registered charity, number 1062977.
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Hope in the Community Ltd (HitC)
The aim of HitC is to involve voluntary and community workers, particularly in the faith sector, in a national strategy.
HitC aims to create and co-ordinate a network of regeneration teams for access by churches and faith groups. The network would build on existing work whenever possible and use and develop existing key players.
HitC will work through both newly-formed and existing faith community networks:
- to build capacity;
- to deliver projects;
- to share experience;
- to promote good practice;
- to research funding sources from local, national and European sources;
- to offer support for bringing together partnerships, writing business plans, submitting bids and monitoring projects;
- to offer continuing support in areas such as payroll and accounting;
- to provide opportunities for strategic and regional initiatives, including offering a framework for funding streams;
- to evaluate successful bids and establish best practice.
Alison West
Hope in the Community
The Observatory
Brunel
Chatham Maritime
Kent, ME4 4NT
01634 899937
hitc@btconnect.com
www.hitc.org.uk
Hope in the Community is a registered charity, number 1108850
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Strood Gospel Mission Church
This is a well established church that has been on the same site in Brompton Lane, Strood for more than 100 years. A wide range of activities for all ages is available, as well as support for the local community, for example, youth work and parenting classes.
Sunday worship takes place from 10-11.15am and from 6.30-7.40pm every week.
Enquiries and volunteers are welcome.
Rev David Clarke
1 Weston Road
Strood
Kent ME2 3EZ
01634 718718
If you are a member of a voluntary or community organisation or faith group and would like your details included on the Medway Council website, please contact the Social Care Contracts Team at the address below.
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